I am so excited to share this excellent resource from the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart as a food allergy consultant. At the Food Allergy Bloggers Conference last September, I was honored to speak about advocacy with Caroline Moassessi, Laurel.. read more →
As 2014 comes to a close, it is a natural time for reflection. In addition to making resolutions in my personal life, I have been thinking about our food allergy community and all that has happened this year. There were high highs like Sean Parker donating $24 million to the cause, and the new.. read more →
Yesterday, I wrote a short note to the parents in a facebook group I created specifically to address food allergies at school. Every day there are posts that parents share about their child’s struggles to be safely included at school. Along with the support and advice given, there is a great deal of anger, heartache.. read more →
The Preschool Food Allergy Handbook plus FREE Poster! ONLY $25 and only at LaurelLeeAcademy.com read more →
By Gina Mennett Lee, M.Ed. FoodAllergyConsulting.com I have been asked to speak about the topic of being thoughtful about our words and actions when communicating in public many times over the past few months. I usually use this quote during the presentations and I think it is worth sharing in light of what took place.. read more →
A child’s safety is not a joke. I usually don’t waste my time responding to inappropriate comments made by ignorant people regarding food allergies. I’d rather spend my time educating others and working for positive change. However, this remark just could not and should not be ignored. It was made by a member of a.. read more →
I first met Kyle in my role as President of Food Allergy Education Network. We had hired him to be the entertainment for our Dance-a-thon fundraiser. I had heard some of his songs, but had never seen him in action. That May, he put on a show that had all the children singing and cheering.. read more →
I am already packed and ready to go! I am really looking forward to being part of this awesome conference spearheaded by Jenny Schumach of Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin and sponsored by Food Allergy Research and Education. It is a full day conference jam-packed with fabulous information and best of all, it’s FREE! .. read more →
Book release and sneak peek!! Laurel Francoeur and I put the finishing touches on our new book, the Preschool Food Allergy Handbook, this September. We launched it at the Food Allergy Bloggers Conference and were overwhelmed by the support of this much needed book addressing the preschool setting. For those of you that aren’t.. read more →
Next Friday night as I put our Teal Pumpkin outside on my front steps, I will say a silent prayer of thanks to a mom I have never met, in a state far from my own, who decided to share a simple but wonderful idea. What was her idea? Place a teal pumpkin on.. read more →
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